Transmigrated into the fat wife of the future prime minister

Chapter 177 Fish-flavored Shredded Pork
"You...you...get off me...Fang Ziheng, how can you be so spineless, just watching her bully the Fang family like this...ouch..."

Hui Niang was naturally strong, far superior to a weak, middle-aged scholar. Wielding her broom, she quickly chased the man away.

Xu Qingmeng saw this side of Hui Niang and realized how gentle the ordinary Hui Niang was.

Hui Niang put down the broom in her hand and saw that everyone was staring at her. "I'm so sorry, everyone. Please excuse my poor performance."

Zhou Yuanjia, quick-witted, bowed and said, "No, sister-in-law is absolutely a heroine. I admire her greatly!"

"puff······"

Hui Niang was immediately amused. Fang Ziheng put down the gold ingot in his arms, took out a handkerchief and handed it to her: "Wife, you must be tired. Hurry up and wipe your sweat."

"It's all your fault. You shouldn't have let him in. He even wanted him to stay for dinner. You really put him in a bad light." Hui Niang took the handkerchief, wiped her sweat, and glared at Fang Ziheng.

Fang Ziheng said ingratiatingly, "My fault, my fault, my fault. There were so many people here, it wasn't good to lose face on the spot, was it?"

“How could I not know you? I’m destined to be a villain,” Hui Niang said, cutting to the chase.

"How could that be? This is love. Only by being obedient to one's wife can one bring prosperity to the family."

Gu Yunyi glanced at Xu Qingmeng, his expression revealing all too clearly.

Xu Qingmeng coughed twice: "Well, it's time to eat. Let's cook first. Today, three scholars have emerged from our courtyard. We should celebrate properly. Whatever you want to eat, we'll satisfy you today."

"Really, sister-in-law?" Zhou Yuanjia was incredibly excited.

"No, let's go out to eat instead. Your health..." Gu Yunyi said worriedly.

Zhou Yuanjia slapped his forehead. "Yeah, how about we go out to eat?"

Xu Qingmeng shook her head, "It's nothing, it's just cooking, it's not tiring, and besides, my sister-in-law is here to help!"

Seeing that she said that, Gu Yunyi didn't say anything more.

"What to eat?"

Zhou Yuanjia glanced at Gu Yunyi and said, "Is that alright?"

Gu Yunyi nodded.

"Thank you for your trouble, sister-in-law. I'd like to eat sweet and sour pork ribs."

Sweet and sour pork ribs, with their sweet and sour flavor, are Zhou Yuanjia's absolute favorite dish.

"it is good."

"Can I have boiled fish?"

"can."

Zhou Yuanjia's eyes lit up. "Another chicken, please..."

Gu Yunyi gave him a look and said coldly, "You're done!"

"It's alright, then let's add a spicy chicken dish!" Xu Qingmeng said with a smile, knowing that they all liked it.

"Hehe, I'll just order these three. Thank you, sister-in-law." Zhou Yuanjia said with a grin.

After Zhou Yuanjia finished ordering, he looked at Fang Ziheng and his wife.

Fang Ziheng ordered a stir-fried pork with chili peppers, and then ordered a steamed egg for Yuanbao.

Hui Niang didn't speak, so Xu Qingmeng asked Hui Niang again, "Sister-in-law, what would you like to eat?"

"I'm the same as the head of the household."

Xu Qingmeng then looked at Gu Yunyi.

Gu Yunyi's eyes softened: "Just smash a cucumber."

Xu Qingmeng understood perfectly well that this was to prevent her from getting tired. Xu Qingmeng smiled and said playfully, "Let's order. Speaking of which, today is the last meal we'll all have." She had just heard that the government was organizing a banquet, and the new education commissioner would be there, as well as the students who ranked high on the list of successful candidates. Except for those who had already left, like Huang Boyang.

Huang Boyang also ranked fourth on the list this time, and he is also the focus of discussion.

After discussing it, Gu Yunyi and the others decided to leave the prefectural city early tomorrow morning and return to Quan County.

Xu Qingmeng said this was the last meal, and without even asking, she thought for a moment and then said, "Then let's have shredded pork with garlic sauce."

"Row."

Xu Qingmeng asked around and got the recipe, then went to the kitchen with Huiniang to cook.

Xu Qingmeng considered the time constraints and decided not to make soup. The dishes everyone ordered were all ordinary, some steamed and some fried.

Before long, the aroma wafted out.

The results were announced, and the three men in the courtyard finally relaxed, sitting there leisurely drinking tea.

Zhuo Yuanjia inhaled the fragrance in the air, feeling quite satisfied: "This trip to the prefectural city was truly wonderful. Not only did I get to eat my sister-in-law's delicious cooking every day, but I also passed the imperial examination and became a scholar!"

Zhou Yuanjia not only passed the county-level imperial examination but also ranked fifteenth.

"Are you going back to see them tomorrow?" Fang Ziheng asked.

“Brother Gu and his group will be going tomorrow, and I will go with them,” Zhou Yuanjia said.

Gu Yunyi originally thought he would stay a few more days, given his playful nature.

“We’ll be going back the day after tomorrow, and we’re going to visit a gentleman tomorrow,” Fang Ziheng said.

"Then I'll leave this courtyard to Brother Fang to return."

"Sure, no problem."

"Speaking of which, I wonder if the landlord has seen the list of winners and knows that three people from our courtyard have won, and all of them are ranked quite high. Will he refund our rent?"

"That's quite a dream," Gu Yunyi said with a smile.

Xu Qingmeng cooks very quickly; in no time, a table full of food is served.

"Oh my, another feast."

They ordered all the dishes themselves, and the first thing they finished was the sweet and sour pork ribs. The sweet and sour flavor was delicious, and even little Yuanbao ate it with great enjoyment.

The notice of the results was issued to all the counties immediately. The people in Quan County received the news and their faces were full of smiles.

Quan County was just an ordinary county within the jurisdiction of the prefectural city. Let alone top scholars, there were very few ordinary scholars and talented people.

It's only in recent years that things have become a bit better, but the top scorer in the provincial examination is still the first one in so many years.

Even the usually serious Magistrate Huang was laughing so hard that two more wrinkles appeared at the corners of his eyes.

Of course, not everyone was so happy.

Take, for example, this County Magistrate Liu right in front of us.

County Lieutenant Liu gave a perfunctory twitch of the corners of his mouth, but the moment he turned around, his face immediately fell.

After May, the Liu family fell into a deep depression. Not only did the academy disappear, but even his most beloved son was sent there.

Unfortunately, he couldn't retaliate and could only endure it. Not only was his supposedly reliable backer unreliable, but he also couldn't count on him.

Magistrate Huang has already begun to reduce his power, and those who originally belonged to him have secretly defected to Magistrate Huang.

How could he swallow this insult? How could he stand by and watch the culprit, Gu Yunyi, return home in glory?
County Lieutenant Liu clenched his fist.

(End of this chapter)